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May 15, 2024 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Attempted assassination of Robert Fico
- Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico is injured in a shooting which is being treated as an assassination attempt. The shooter has been apprehended and identified as a 71-year-old writer from Levice, Slovakia. (BBC News) (Wall Street Journal)
- The Slovak government describe Prime Minister Robert Fico's condition as life-threatening. (Reuters)

Business and economy

American pharmacy chain Walgreens says that it will sell a generic version of the anti-overdose medication naloxone for ten dollars cheaper than the brand-name version, Narcan, also available on its shelves. (NBC News)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Alberta wildfires
- Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach Fort McMurray in Alberta, Canada. (Reuters) (NPR)
The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in West Sumatra, Indonesia, increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

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 '''Disasters and accidents'''
-*2024 Alberta wildfires
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 **Authorities evacuate over 6,000 people as wildfires approach [[Fort McMurray]] in [[Alberta]], [[Canada]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/wildfire-forces-evacuation-four-suburbs-western-canada-oil-town-2024-05-14/ (Reuters)] [https://www.npr.org/2024/05/15/1251510186/communities-are-evacuated-as-wildfire-season-gets-underway-in-canada (NPR)]
 *The death toll from the flash flood and lahar in [[West Sumatra]], [[Indonesia]], increases to 62, with 25 others still missing. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/indonesia-searches-35-still-missing-deadly-sumatra-floods-2024-05-15/ (Reuters)]